# wnba_get_player_shot_locations

Get WNBA player shot location statistics

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `wnba_get_player_shot_locations`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp/wnba-get-player-shot-locations

## Facts

- Tool: `wnba_get_player_shot_locations`
- Server: Mcp (`https://mcp.balldontlie.io/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/balldontlie-api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "wnba_get_player_shot_locations",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why wnba_get_player_shot_locations is rated Low

This tool retrieves historical shot location data for WNBA players from the sports API. It queries and returns existing statistics without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The data retrieval has no side effects on the system or external state, making it a straightforward Read category tool with low risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'wnba_get_player_shot_locations' and description 'Get WNBA player shot location statistics' indicate a data retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'get' and the query nature of retrieving statistics confirm read-only behavior."

## Use case

AI agents call wnba_get_player_shot_locations to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "wnba_get_player_shot_locations": {}
  }
}
```

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